Aug. 14, 201612:23 PM PT1:23 PM MT2:23 PM CT3:23 PM ET19:23 GMT3:23 AM 北京时间12:23 PM MST2:23 PM EST2:23 PM CT23:23 UAE15:23 ET18:23 - Ebner has returned to the Patriots after competing in the Olympics for the U.S. rugby team.Analysis: Ebner had been excused from the early stages of training camp to participate in the Rio Games, where the U.S. finished ninth in rugby. The Patriots re-signed the fifth-year veteran, one of the club's top special teams players, in May.

July 18, 20167:34 AM PT8:34 AM MT9:34 AM CT10:34 AM ET14:34 GMT10:34 PM 北京时间7:34 AM MST9:34 AM EST9:34 AM CT18:34 UAE10:34 ET13:34 - Patriots special teamer Ebner has been named to the USA rugby men's team for Rio. Analysis: Ebner was kept under contract by the Patriots while training with the rugby squad at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He was a sixth-round pick by New England out of Ohio State in 2012.

Mar. 15, 20169:00 AM PT10:00 AM MT11:00 AM CT12:00 PM ET16:00 GMT12:00 AM 北京时间9:00 AM MST11:00 AM EST10:00 AM CT20:00 UAE12:00 ET15:00 - The New England Patriots have re-signed Ebner, an unrestricted free agent who appeared in 15 games last season. Analysis: The 27-year-old Ebner has spent the past four seasons in New England after being selected 197th overall in the 2012 NFL draft. Ebner has appeared mostly on special teams in his 57 career games.

Mar. 15, 201611:54 AM PT12:54 PM MT1:54 PM CT2:54 PM ET18:54 GMT2:54 AM 北京时间11:54 AM MST1:54 PM EST12:54 PM CT22:54 UAE14:54 ET17:54 - Ebner is taking a break from the NFL to attempt to earn a spot with the U.S. Rugby team in the 2016 Summer Olympics.Analysis: The Patriots will keep Ebner under contract while he trains with the U.S. Rugby Sevens team at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. New England announced Monday it had re-signed the unrestricted free agent, who has appeared mostly on special teams in his 57 career games.